Same-sex unions bad

The physical differences between males and females make nature's intent clear. Engaging in sexual intercourse with another of the same sex is obviously just as deviant as engaging in sexual activity with a non-human animal.

The fact that society accepts such behavior does not make it natural. That appears evident in ancient times when it became necessary to establish rules as to which women were available to the men of the tribe. There were also the issues of who was responsible for the support of her and her children and who would inherit the man's belongings if he died.

In other words, the institute of marriage obviously came about as a means of keeping peace within the tribe and allocating the responsibilities of protection and care for the woman and her children. Until puberty, a girl was the property and responsibility of her father. It was up to him to give her to a particular male. Rituals were established to confirm, legitimize and publicize that the father had "given" his daughter to a particular male.

The relationship established by the rituals came to be known as marriage. It did not originate as a religious practice, although religious connotations developed as the priests usurped the rituals. There is no reasonable purpose in extending this relationship to gays. The legalities of a gay relationship can be easily dealt with by enacting civil union laws.

Gays are pushing the marriage thing only as a show of political muscle and desire to "give the finger" to their opponents. In 1950, what American would have believed that their grandchildren would live in a nation where, encouraged by the President and Supreme Court, people legally murder babies and flaunt the practice of sodomy?